Literary Curriculum Vitae

SLLeong, Writer
SLLeong, Writer

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Sylvia Lorianne Leong

Writing an uplifting ménage à trois of romantic, historical, and contemporary fantasy with sleight touches of environmentalism.

slleongwriter@gmail.com
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Awards/Honours

  • 2024 – The novel, THE UNWICKED WITCH, (the first 500 words) was a quarterfinalist in Pulp Literature Press’s First Page Match.
  • 2023 – North Vancouver, adapted from Chapter Six of the novel, THE UNWICKED WITCH won 3rd place in Vancouver’s 27th Annual North Shore Writing Competition

Publications

  • Beauty Locked in the Trunk, short fiction, Pulp Literature Press (informally accepted).
  • Vancouver’s Crows, flash fiction, Andorinha Press (accepted).
  • Once Upon a Midnight, flash fiction, 2026 NSWA Spring newsletter.
  • SeaBus, flash fiction, 2025 NSWA Autumn newsletter.
  • North Vancouver, short fiction, 3rd place contest winner, 2023 NSWA newsletter.
  • The Least of Myself, short fiction, Pulp Literature Press Magazine, Spring 2023.
  • Gender Neutral, short fiction, Literature Undressed Magazine, Winter 2022.
  • Ghost Story, short fiction, Pulp Literature Press Magazine, Winter 2021.

Readings

  • Ongoing – Dare to be Heard, the North Shore Writers’ Association.
  • January 2026 – North Shore Story Salon.
  • June 2025 – North Shore Story Salon.
  • Dec 2024 – Pulp Literature Press Holiday Party and Magazine Launch.
  • May 2023 – Noir at the Bar, Victoria, B.C..
  • May 2023 – Pulp Literature Press Magazine Launch.
  • Aug 2021 – VPL Writer in Residence, Open Mic with Lindsay Wong.
  • Jan 2021 – Pulp Literature Press Magazine Launch (Online).

Learning

  • Course: Writing Tension (online) with Cece Lyra, Literary Agent.
  • Course: Fiction Series for the Weekend Student, with Nancy Lee – SFU.
  • Course: Humour in Writing, with Eileen Cook – CapU.
  • Course: Writing With Style (advanced grammar) – UBC.
  • Course: Grammar, Creative Writing – CapU.
  • Book: The Elements of Style, Strunk and White.
  • Book: Story Genius, Lisa Cron.
  • Book: Emotional Craft of Fiction, Donald Maass.
  • Book: Writing the Breakout Novel, Donald Maass.
  • Book: On Writing, Stephen King.
  • Book: Save the Cat Writes a Novel, Jessica Brody.
  • Book: Story, Robert McKee.
  • Book: Sin and Syntax, Constance Hale.
  • Book: Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life after Which Everything Was Different, Chuck Palahniuk.
  • Videos: Shaelin Writes, Shaelin Bishop.

  • Podcast: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, Bianca Marais, C​arly Watters, Cecilia Lyra.

Professional Affiliations

Memberships

Sylvia Lorianne Leong
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